Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Africa eSwatini The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has said it will send a team of observers to Eswatini to verify the human rights situation of two lawmakers from the kingdom who were arrested nine months ago on terrorism charges
America Dominican Republic Thanks to a hydrocarbon subsidy plan devised by the government, more than RD$820 million (US$14,5) have been allocated to keep fuel prices stable and mitigate the negative effect on the national economy
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The country has amended its marriage regulations to make it possible for people to tie the knot after being in the marriage destination for just one day
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The country launched its National Determined Contribution (NDC) implementation plan to address climate issues, with targets such as reducing economy-wide CO2 emissions by 61% by 2030, compared to the 2010 base year
Asia Bahrain A herd of 700 sea cows belonging to an endangered species has been recorded in a study of territorial waters; according to a statement by Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, they could contribute to economy by becoming an eco-tourist attraction
Europe Andorra Under BEPS Action 14, jurisdictions committed to implement a minimum standard to improve the resolution of tax disputes between them; Phase 2 peer review monitoring reports have been published for Andorra and other countries
Europe Greece Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management will talk to Greek and foreign investors who have been awarded natural gas exploration rights in northwestern Greece and the west and southwest of the island of Crete to speed up exploration and exploitation
America Jamaica Using agriculture and land-based therapy to interrupt violence and criminal behaviour among youth is the aim of the Positive Pathways Initiative's social farming programme, which was officially launched in the Flanker community
Europe Monaco The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters men's tennis tournament, known as the Monte-Carlo Masters, ends today with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas winning his second title in the tournament
Europe Croatia Postal Service, in a vote of Croatian and international enthusiasts, chose as winner of the traditional competition for the best stamp of 2021 a postal block with two stamps entitled 350th anniversary of the death of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan
Africa Chad The "Agence de développement des technologies de l'information et de la communication" has organised a workshop in N'Djamena to create an Internet exchange point in Chad
Europe Switzerland The Swiss army has decided to strengthen its cyber defence, with the government aiming to create the technical prerequisites for the digitisation of the troops by equipping them with modern ICT systems
Asia Afghanistan Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs said efforts are underway to decrease the unemployment rate in the troubled country by creating job opportunities through projects including Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)